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From NOVA PBS Official. Surprising evidence at the world’s oldest temple overturns our understanding of human history. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4tLBkxf | #novapbs On a remote hillside in modern-day Turkey sits Göbekli Tepe, the oldest temple on Earth. For centuries, archaeologists believed it was a religious center built by nomadic hunter-gatherers before the rise of civilization.…
From NOVA PBS Official. The human brain is vastly complex and often operates outside of our awareness, which begs the question: Are we even in control of our own minds? To watch the full films, visit https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/your-brain/ 🎧 Now available on your favorite podcast platforms: Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/4sG3UQ6 Spotify: https://bit.ly/4sQcWtO Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3ZrRMER 📰 Stay…
From NOVA PBS Official. Five rotations in midair, landing on a knife’s edge. Is a quintuple jump in figure skating actually possible? The physics might surprise you. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y ▶️ Stream NOVA documentaries…
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From NOVA PBS Official. Originally published in 2016. Figs have many secrets. For starters, they aren’t fruits at all—they’re inverted flowers. In some fig species, tiny wasps crawl inside to pollinate them. So when you take a bite, are those crunchy bits … wasps? 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full…
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From NOVA PBS Official. Have you ever looked at your dog and wished they could just tell you what they want? Join us for a live conversation diving deeper into our film "Can Dogs Talk?" We’re bringing together the pioneer of the talking dog movement, Christina Hunger, and her famous companion Stella, alongside cognitive scientist…
From NOVA PBS Official. Explore mammals’ surprising origins, long before the age of dinosaurs. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4kpiJTw | #novapbs Uncover the surprising ancient origins of mammals, a story that began long before the dinosaurs’ reign. Surveying Earth’s tumultuous past reveals how some of our earliest ancestors, the therapsids – creatures that looked like reptiles but…
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From NOVA PBS Official. Follow the journey of a scientist who had a wild idea no one believed would ever work – until he discovered the oldest DNA ever found. Scientists have discovered the oldest DNA ever found: tiny fragments hidden in the dirt. The idea that soil could hold genetic traces from creatures that…
From NOVA PBS Official. Do speech buttons really allow dogs to talk to us? Scientists investigate. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4a7ftaM | #novapbs Imagine a world where your furry best friend could tell you exactly what they’re thinking. A growing number of dog owners claim this is already happening, thanks to innovative word buttons that seem to…
From NOVA PBS Official. Do speech buttons really allow dogs to talk to us? Scientists investigate. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4a7ftaM | #novapbs Imagine a world where your furry best friend could tell you exactly what they’re thinking. A growing number of dog owners claim this is already happening, thanks to innovative word buttons that seem to…
From NOVA PBS Official. LIVE from the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica 🇦🇶 The "Doomsday Glacier" is melting faster than almost any other glacier on Earth. An international team of researchers has achieved a major milestone: successfully boring through 3,000 feet of ice using a high-pressure hot water drill. Award-winning science correspondent Miles O’Brien is interviewing…
From NOVA PBS Official. What studying the surface of the Moon revealed about Earth’s apocalyptic youth. Four and a half billion years ago, Earth was battered by relentless asteroid impacts powerful enough to vaporize oceans and melt its crust. Despite the chaos, life emerged anyway. 📺 Watch the full episode, "Asteroids: Spark of Life?" https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/asteroids-spark-of-life/…
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From NOVA PBS Official. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y ▶️ Stream NOVA documentaries & more with PBS Documentaries on Prime Video: https://amzn.to/4hXBlsu 🛍️ Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ Follow on social for more NOVA…
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From NOVA PBS Official. New evidence sheds light on the remarkable life – and mysterious collapse – of the ancient jungle city. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4bfXd12 | #novapbs Uncover the lost secrets of a once-mighty empire. The city of Angkor, the seat of the great Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia for 500 years, was once the…
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From NOVA PBS Official. Ice is actually pretty complex. In fact, physicists have spent more than a decade trying to understand why it’s so slippery. Hosted by Athena Brensberger @astroathens 💫 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y…
From NOVA PBS Official. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y ▶️ Stream NOVA documentaries & more with PBS Documentaries on Prime Video: https://amzn.to/4hXBlsu 🛍️ Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ Follow on social for more NOVA…
From NOVA PBS Official. Nature has been solving problems for billions of years. Evolutionary Biologist Sean B. Carroll reveals why scientists still turn to evolution’s inventions for life-saving breakthroughs. 🎙️ Watch the full podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Ni3FWOMC0 Sean B. Carroll is a renowned evolutionary biologist and author whose work has inspired a deeper public understanding of evolution…
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From NOVA PBS Official. What if violent asteroid impacts actually jump-started life on Earth? Explore a dramatic theory. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4r8sVC5 | #novapbs Imagine a time when Earth was a molten, volcanic wasteland, heavily bombarded by colossal asteroids. We’ve long feared these cosmic impacts as destroyers of life, but what if they were the key…
From NOVA PBS Official. 🎙️ COMING SOON to this channel and your favorite podcast platforms: Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/4sG3UQ6 Spotify: https://bit.ly/4sQcWtO Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3ZrRMER Science’s most astonishing breakthroughs, from whale evolution and thawing permafrost to black holes and quantum entanglement, to the hidden chambers of the Great Pyramid. NOVA Remix transforms decades of award-winning storytelling into…
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From NOVA PBS Official. Originally published in 2014. Tonsil stones are pretty common — you might not even know you have them. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y ▶️ Stream NOVA documentaries & more with PBS Documentaries…
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From NOVA PBS Official. The universe isn’t adding up—and it’s creating a crisis in cosmology. Nobel Prize winner Adam Riess explains why measurements of the universe’s expansion rate from its earliest light and from nearby galaxies don’t match, and how this growing gap threatens the foundations of our standard model of the cosmos. 🎙️ Watch…
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